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LOT 2329
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 in. (38.9 grams, 42 cm).
Restrung with polyhedral, tubular, fusiform and other beads, the centrepiece a large polyhedral bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Natural History - Fossil Declivolthus Trilobite Pair
Ordovician Period, 485-443 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pair of Declivolithus titan specimens on matrices. 134 grams total, 45-62 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three large teardrop-shaped matrices containing Orthoceras sp. specimens. 330 grams total, 11.1-17 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 268 grams, 13.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
